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cis-4-Decenal

CAS 21662-09-9  ·  Synthetic  ·  Top note  ·  Zesty peel

Impact

8 of 10

Working dilution

1% our default at this strength
Citrus 55%Aldehydic 27%Green 18%
mandarin 55%leafy 18%waxy 15%citric 7%fatty 5%

What does cis-4-Decenal smell like?

Powerful fresh aldehydic citrus with mandarin and orange-peel bite over a green, faintly fatty body, lifting to crushed cardamom at trace. The cis isomer smells markedly closer to real citrus skin than the trans; hugely diffusive, so it is dosed in traces to naturalize citrus tops.

citrusaldehydicorangefattygreendiffusive

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What else is cis-4-Decenal called?

(Z)-4-Decenal  ·  cis-4-Decen-1-al  ·  Decenal-4 cis  ·  Cardamom Aldehyde FCC  ·  Cardamom Aldehyde

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What can replace cis-4-Decenal?

Computed, not collected from forums. A pair covers together what one cannot. The number is how much of this material's character a bottle carries, not a promise that it is the same thing.

  • Kabosu Essential Oil
    carries Mandarin citrus, Leafy green, Waxy aldehydic, Peel citrus. Sweet orange citrus; softer, so use a little more; a natural standing in for a molecule: it brings more than the note you are replacing
    67%
  • Mandarinal 45% + Orange Power Givco 229 30% + Hexyl Caprylate 25%
    carries Mandarin citrus, Sweet orange citrus, Waxy aldehydic, Citric aldehydic. Leafy green; Peel citrus; Mandarinal brings the Mandarin citrus side (45%); Orange Power Givco 229 brings the Sweet orange citrus side (30%); Hexyl Caprylate brings the Leafy green side (25%)
    79%
  • Kabosu Essential Oil 75% + Orange Terpenes 25%
    carries Leafy green, Sweet orange citrus, Waxy aldehydic, Peel citrus. Mandarin citrus; Kabosu Essential Oil brings the Lime citrus side (75%); Orange Terpenes brings the Sweet orange citrus side (25%); softer, so use a little more; a natural standing in for a molecule: it brings more than the note you are replacing
    71%
  • 2-Dodecenal 65% + Orange Power Givco 229 35%
    carries Sweet orange citrus, Peel citrus, Citric aldehydic, Fatty aldehydic. Mandarin citrus; Leafy green; Waxy aldehydic; 2-Dodecenal brings the Peel citrus side (65%); Orange Power Givco 229 brings the Sweet orange citrus side (35%); lasts about 2.1x longer on paper
    71%
  • Mandarinal 56% + Orange Power Givco 229 44%
    carries Mandarin citrus, Sweet orange citrus, Waxy aldehydic, Peel citrus. Leafy green; Fatty aldehydic; Mandarinal brings the Mandarin citrus side (57%); Orange Power Givco 229 brings the Sweet orange citrus side (43%)
    71%

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cis-4-Decenal

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
3
Sub-categories under them
5
Impact, out of 10
8
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
5
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Described in words
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Impact rating out of 10
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Classified into an olfactive family
2,172
Carrying several families, in order
2,070
Sub-category assignments
9,899 across 229 pairs
A top / heart / base band
2,157
Hours on a blotter
898
CAS number
1,642
Supplier synonyms
5,888 names
Constituent breakdowns
739

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